John Anderson, my jo, John

John Anderson, my jo, John, 
  When we were first acquent; 
Your locks were like the raven, 
  Your bonie brow was brent; 
But now your brow is beld, John, 
  Your locks are like the snow; 
But blessings on your frosty pow, 
  John Anderson, my jo. 

John Anderson, my jo, John, 
  We clamb the hill thegither; 
And mony a cantie day, John, 
  We've had wi' ane anither: 
Now we maun totter down, John, 
  But hand in hand we'll go, 
And sleep thegither at the foot, 
  John Anderson, my jo.

by Robert Burns (1759-1796)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by David Arditti (1964-) , "John Anderson", op. 1 no. 8, first performed 1994, from Burns Songs, no. 8.
by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910-1998) , "John Anderson, my jo" [voice and piano], from Five Burns Songs, no. 4.
by Henry Hugo Pierson (1816-1873) , "John Anderson", also set in German

by Henry Hugo Pierson (1816-1873) , "John Anderson, mein Lieb", also set in English
by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824-1910) , "John Anderson, mein Lieb", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 (1846) [voice and piano], note: this may be the wrong translation for this setting

by Adolf Jensen (1837-1879) , "John Anderson, mein Lieb!", op. 49 no. 5, published 1875, from 7 Lieder von Robert Burns, no. 5.
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "John Anderson", op. 67 no. 5 (1849). [SATB]
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "John Anderson", op. 145 no. 4 (1849). [SATB]

by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872-1944) , "Hans Anderson", op. 6 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, published 1906.

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John Anderson, mein Lieb

John Anderson, mein Lieb, John,
Als ich zuerst dich sah,
Wie dunkel war dein Haar;
Und wie glatt dein Antlitz da!
Doch jetzt ist kahl dein Haupt,
John, schneeweiß den Haar; und trüb'
Dein Aug, doch Heil und Segen dir,
John Anderson, mein Lieb.

John Anderson, mein Lieb, John,
Bergauf stiegst du mit mir:
Und manchen lust'gen Tag, John,
Zusammen hatten wir:
Nun gehts der Berg hinab, John,
Doch Hand in Hand! Komm gieb sie mir!
In einem Grab' ruhn wir ...
John Anderson, mein Lieb!

by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810-1876)

a text in English by Robert Burns (1759-1796)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Henry Hugo Pierson (1816-1873) , "John Anderson, mein Lieb", also set in English
by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824-1910) , "John Anderson, mein Lieb", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 (1846) [voice and piano], note: this may be the wrong translation for this setting

Date added to the website: 2003-12-02.